Can dental work bring back facial pain after surgery?
NCT ID NCT07216547
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at people who had surgery for a severe facial pain condition called trigeminal neuralgia. Researchers want to know if dental treatments or other mouth stimulation after surgery can make the pain come back. About 100 participants will answer surveys about their pain and any dental work they had.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Potential participants will be identified through a review of the post-operative patient database at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Eligible subjects are individuals who have undergone initial microvascular decompression (MVD) surgery for trigeminal neuralgia. Medical records will be accessed through the EPIC system, with IRB approval in place
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * MVD post-operative patients with type I Trigeminal Neuralgia. Exclusion Criteria: * Atypical (Type II) Facial Pain at presentation, revision surgery. * Patients who are unable or unwilling to provide informed consent will be excluded from the study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States
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